Section 1A
This is any behavior that is illegal because the government considers the behavior harmful to society.
What is crime?
This refers to the group of laws that define what acts are crimes and are intended to protect society as a whole.
What is criminal law?
This is the extent or scope of authority that a court has to hear and decide a case that has properly been brought before it.
What is jurisdiction?
This is the highest level court system.
What is the supreme court?
This is another word for a judge.
What is a justice?
This is an earlier decision.
What is a precedent?
This is the group of laws that refer to disputes between people.
What is civil law?
These are the trial courts, lowest level courts, are the only federal court in which jury trials are held, and they are courts of original jurisdiction.
What are the district courts?
This explains the reasoning that led to the decision.
What is an opinion?
This case in 1803 set up judicial review.
What is Marbury Vs. Madison?
This is the process by which the person asks a higher court to review the result of the trial.
What is an appeal?
This type of law governs the behavior of men and women in all branches of the U.S. armed forces.
What is military law?
This is the power to review decisions made by lower courts.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
The size of the supreme court is determined by this lawmaking body.
What is congress?
This act established the federal court system.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
Laws that are passed by lawmaking bodies are known as this. Most criminal laws are these.
What are statutes or statutory laws?
This type of law is based on the Constitution and on Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Constitution.
What is constitutional law?
This is the authority of a court to hear and decide a case for the first time.
What is original jurisdiction?
This power allows courts to decide whether a law or a presidential action is in agreement with the Constitution.
What is judicial review?
This means that in the U.S. have two court systems.
What is dual court system?
This is a type of law that comes from judges’ decisions that rely on common sense and previous cases.
What is a common law?
This is many of the laws that affect our daily lives which are created by government agencies.
What are administrative laws?
These courts have appellate jurisdiction and are the second level of courts.
What are courts of appeal?
This is the process of the supreme court returning a case to a lower court for a new trial.
What is remand?
Federal courts will here these three things.
What are controversies between two or more states, citizens of different states, and ambassadors/maritime?